Championship

Championship | Gameweek 21

Nov 12, 2022 at 3pm UK

Cardiff City Stadium

Cardiff
0 - 1
Sheff Utd

FT(HT: 0-0)

Baldock (64')
Stevens (79')

The Match

Preview

Sports Mole previews Saturday's Championship clash between Cardiff City and Sheffield United, including predictions, team news and possible lineups.

Form, Standings, Stats

Cardiff City

All competitions

Last Game: Cardiff 2-3 Hull City
Tuesday, November 8 at 7.45pm in Championship

Goals
for

Top scorers

Sheffield United

All competitions

Last Game: Sheff Utd 0-1 Rotherham
Tuesday, November 8 at 7.45pm in Championship

Goals
for

Top scorers

We said: Cardiff City 0-1 Sheffield United

Sheffield United have far more quality than their opponents, as indicated by their push for promotion to the Premier League, while their opponents may be looking over their shoulder at the relegation zone. That said, the Blades struggled against similar opposition last time out, so we back them to win, but by a narrow margin. Read more.

Data Analysis

Our analysis of all available data, including recent performances and player stats up until an hour before kickoff, suggested the most likely outcome of this match was a Sheffield United win with a probability of 48.9%. A draw had a probability of 26.8% and a win for Cardiff City had a probability of 24.34%.

The most likely scoreline for a Sheffield United win was 0-1 with a probability of 13.49%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 0-2 (9.7%) and 1-2 (9%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (12.52%), while for a Cardiff City win it was 1-0 (8.71%). The actual scoreline of 0-1 was predicted with a 13.5% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole and our data analysis both correctly predicted a 0-1 win for Sheffield United in this match.

Result
Cardiff City	Draw	Sheffield United
24.34% ( 0.29)	26.77% ( 0.12)	48.9% ( -0.4)

Both teams to score 46.12% (

-0.04)

Goals

Over 2.5

Under 2.5

42.14% (

-0.19)

57.87% (

0.19)

Over 3.5

Under 3.5

21.42% (

-0.15)

78.58% (

0.16)

Cardiff City Goals

Over 0.5

Under 0.5

60.48% (

0.16)

39.52% (

-0.16)

Over 1.5

Under 1.5

23.79% (

0.15)

76.21% (

-0.15)

Sheffield United Goals

Over 0.5

Under 0.5

76.25% (

-0.27)

23.75% (

0.27)

Over 1.5

Under 1.5

42.11% (

-0.38)

57.9% (

0.39)

Score Analysis

Cardiff City 24.34%

Sheffield United 48.9%

Draw 26.76%

Cardiff City	Draw	Sheffield United
1-0 @ 8.71% ( 0.1) 2-1 @ 5.82% ( 0.05) 2-0 @ 4.05% ( 0.07) 3-1 @ 1.8% ( 0.02) 3-2 @ 1.29% ( 0.01) 3-0 @ 1.25% ( 0.03) Other @ 1.42% Total : 24.34%	1-1 @ 12.52% ( 0.05) 0-0 @ 9.39% ( 0.07) 2-2 @ 4.18% ( 0) Other @ 0.68% Total : 26.76%	0-1 @ 13.49% ( -0.01) 0-2 @ 9.7% ( -0.08) 1-2 @ 9% ( -0.04) 0-3 @ 4.65% ( -0.08) 1-3 @ 4.31% ( -0.05) 2-3 @ 2% ( -0.01) 0-4 @ 1.67% ( -0.04) 1-4 @ 1.55% ( -0.03) Other @ 2.52% Total : 48.9%